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[jonyb4]

it doesnt appear to be in best mechanical condition given the milage, was it mainly kept outside?

best looking part is the brake pipes

so just because it's low mileage, it's not expected to have 3 problems?

id hardly expect a snapped coil after 40k miles, my car was on 90k and had it original coils before i lowered it

just saying its odd, must have seen the wrong end of a pot hole a few times



if i were you rhys, id lower it 30mm maybe some Xr 8v alloys and a Si/Xr spoiler and it will look great

[xr2irhys]

Nah dont want to replicate this with any thing just want it to be a nice clean orginal fiesta ....

ive considered standard fiesta rubber spoiler for the boot lid , and possibly set of alloys in future like RS ones something ford. in 13/14 inch

[xr2irhys]

Picked up a bargain yesterday, £2 for a full set of brand new unopened genuine Ford mud flaps Might fit them to her!

[Max M4X WW]

They made my car rust

[jonyb4]

lovely bargain!

[jimmyesh]

Saw the title and thought it meant £37,000 Fiesta! Great find, looks mint.

[jonyb4]

Saw the title and thought it meant £37,000 Fiesta! Great find, looks mint.

[emblem]

Saw the title and thought it meant £37,000 Fiesta! Great find, looks mint.

[xr2irhys]

Saw the title and thought it meant £37,000 Fiesta! Great find, looks mint.

[xr2irhys]

well a little update is that the car is now home as shown in picture , been moving house so not had much time on her yet but i had bled the brakes and they bled up nicely , just needs a fluid change

[Fraggle]

Respect for leaving alone(4now )Always good to see (very clean that one)variations of the mk3 in all spec levels,to many carved up/crushed....(make an awesome sleeper...)

[Max M4X WW]

Why did you bleed the brakes if the fluid needs changing

[jonyb4]

Why did you bleed the brakes if the fluid needs changing

personally id leave it standard, but upgrade the crappy bits, central locking, electric windows, actually remote central locking, a 1.6 zetec/cvh
remote boot release, electric mirrors, just everything like that, but leave it looking standard, OEM+ at its finest

[xr2irhys]

Because wanted to see if bled up and was not a leak any where.... yup plan to keep it standard going to order a new front valence and repair rusted areas of the wing soon

[xr2irhys]

got little bit of degreasing done on rear arch today

[xr2irhys]

just been doing a bit more degreasing on the car wheel arches , and cleaned the one and only silver steelie on the car

now i need help from you people either...

Spray rest of steelies silver to match or find new silver steelies with no trims

leave steelies as they are and use wheel trims

spray black with no trims

heres a few pics

[jayrs]

unless you get a good set of trims that match the car i say paint them all silver.
if your going for trims, then paint them black

[xr2irhys]

any ideas why one steelie is sliver and rest are black ? looked to be orginal paint not sprayed... and couldnt find another silver one on ebay at all?

[jayrs]

i could be wrong, but i would of thought base spec (which didnt come with hub caps) would of had silver and those that did have caps came with black, so maybe the spare was silver or someone get a wheel from elsewhere somewhere along the lines

[xr2irhys]

Yep same as what i thought , was hoping to find a nice brand new set on ebay in silver can but can i......... lol

this should be a lovely car by the time im done with her

think i am going to do all the steelies silver to match , would hammerite paint be best for steelies?

[jonyb4]

the older base spec very early mk3s had silver steels liek them (doritos i call them due to the little triangles) which had small hub caps fitted

id try to find some original mk3 trims myself and paitn them all satin black, it an be done, i have an original trim from my very first car, was a 1.1 freestyle, i can get you a pic of it if you like

[xr2irhys]

silver looks clean and new though , which is the look im after on the car

would took it to fitp but wont be on the road by then , so may be next year

[jayrs]

yeah hammerite will be ok, the problem is getting the rust off, and with it being silver, any little pits will show, unless you fill them but its a bit over kill for a set of rims.

i would spray them over hand paint though unless you know the hand paint is going to flow and remove the brush marks

[xr2irhys]

ill use the hammerite spray cans

[jayrs]

should be plenty good enough mate, just clean the rust up well

[xr2irhys]

after finding and entering my reg on a ford edti ? ? website , and a bit of research on google etc , i belive my paint work is infact " Alberto Green "

not alot of infomation on the web and seems a rare colour as theres not much on or about it

heres a pic of a mondeo in the same colour...

[EUFez]

I love the colour, really unique. If I had your car, I'd get over rider bumpers. Slam it on coilovers, bigger engine. Basically a sleeper, keep it standard and simple. Engine upgrade etc.

But fair play to you for making it mint again, goodluck with it Rhys!

[xr2irhys]

started on the underside today , really could do with a high jack and some high axel stands but there you go we get by.... lol







what i plan to do is remove the surface rust and coroded areas of the underside of the car , and then spray over the bare metal areas with a metal zinc primer to protect the area ,

but do i use waxoyl or underseal ?

i plan to paint the underside with hammerite

or do i just get the colour hammerite i want then waxoyl over the top with clear ?

[xr2irhys]

ive bought some metal brush on primer which im going to use on areas that im working on , areas that are still good ill be leaving to keep fords original stuff on there as its better stuff , plus more protection with double the coats

so going to metal primer the bare metal areas that are being wire brushed, followed by " Silver grey" Hammerite paint and then waxoyl ontop for added protection

[xr2irhys]

pic of during and after , with a first coat of metal primer got ALOT to do yet !

[EUFez]

Looking good mate!

[jonyb4]

your doing great mate, but rather you than me lol

very time consuming job this, ive always out my cars off when planning on this

[xr2irhys]

your doing great mate, but rather you than me lol

very time consuming job this, ive always out my cars off when planning on this

huh ive always out my cars off lol

[jonyb4]

lol sorry, i always put this off on my cars, as in i never actually do the undersealing

[xr2irhys]

ahh you should if you want it to last keeps the rot away nicely if kept ontop of

not doing anything to the fiesta today , yesterday and today been cleaning the garden flooring up with the new pressure washer i just bought , just a cheapy halfords one but it certainly does the job